Black Chert

Black chert, 44WG0267, Washington County, Virginia.

Type Cherts

Collection Location: Samples include waterworn nodules collected from redeposited terrace gravels (44WG267) along north side of South Holston Lake 600 to 1,200 feet west of Washington County Park, Virginia.

Description The black chert is in the form of various sizes of nodules and stringers. The chert is fine grained, uniform, and non-fractured